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Chapter 26.3, Problem 2MQ
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A group of cell surface proteins vital for the acquired immune system in order to identify the infectious agents or foreign molecules is termed as major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Proteins that are encoded by MHC genes are used to present peptide antigens to T cells. The genes of MHC class I and class II are highly polymorphic. Polymorphism is characterized by a detectable and heritable variation at a locus of the gene. Both MHC class I and class II alleles encode proteins, which bind and present peptides with structural motifs (conserved).
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Ch. 26.1 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.1 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26.2 - MINIQUIZ
• Describe and compare the structural...Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26.4 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.5 - Prob. 2MQ
Ch. 26.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.6 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.7 - Identify diversity-generating mechanisms unique to...Ch. 26.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26.9 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26.10 - Prob. 1MQCh. 26.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 26 - Prob. 1RQCh. 26 - Prob. 2RQCh. 26 - Prob. 3RQCh. 26 - Prob. 4RQCh. 26 - Prob. 5RQCh. 26 - Prob. 6RQCh. 26 - Prob. 7RQCh. 26 - Prob. 8RQCh. 26 - Prob. 9RQCh. 26 - Prob. 10RQCh. 26 - Prob. 1AQCh. 26 - Prob. 2AQCh. 26 - Prob. 3AQCh. 26 - Prob. 4AQ
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